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Good nutrition is essential for the normal growth and the physical and mental development of infants and children, good physical and mental health throughout life, resistance to infection, protection against chronic diseases and premature death and enhanced quality of life.

National Community Survey of TV Food Advertising to Children - This survey was designed to determine community perceptions of television (TV) food advertising to children and support for the strengthening of regulations.

Topics

• Drinking water
• Eating healthy
• Food safety
• Food supply
• Related websites
• Information for Health Professionals
• Information for Industry

Drinking water

• Queensland Government Position Statement on Water Fluoridation
• Water Fluoridation - Website (Queensland Health)

Eating healthy

• All About Food: A Resource for Services Caring for Children
• Eat Well Queensland 2002 - 2012: Smart Eating for a Healthier State
• Facts on Fat
• Healthy Eating Policy Development: A Guide for Schools
• Healthy Start in Life
• Infant and Child Nutrition in Queensland 2003 - August 2005
    - Summary Report August 2005
• Smart Choices - Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy for Queensland Schools
• What to Do if You Suspect a Food Service Business is Operating Without a Licence - Fact Sheet

Indigenous Health

• Urban Indigenous Nutrition Issues in the Greater Brisbane Area - Information Sheet
• What to Eat - Staying Healthy and Active
• What is Diabetes?

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Food safety

• Food Allergy and Food Intolerance - Guidance Notes
• Food Safety for Fundraising Events

Fact Sheet

• Ciguatera Poisoning
• Food Irradiation
• Making a Complaint About a Food Business

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Food Supply

Health Food Access Basket Survey:

• 2006
• 2004
• 2001

Related websites

• A Systematic Review of Public Water Fluoridation
• ActiveAte
• Australian Dairy Corporation
• Australian Food and Grocery Council
• Australian Institute Environmental Health
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• Australian Meat Industry Council
• Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
• Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health
• Bread Research Institute
• Coles 7-a-day
• Commonwealth Department Family and Community Services
• Diabetes Australia - Queensland
• Food Safety Information Council
• Food Watch
• Formula for Life
• Go for 2 and 5
• Healthy Eating Club
• International Association for Food Protection
• Medical Research Council
• National Heart Foundation
• Nutrition and Physical Activity Website
• Nutrition Australia
• Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General
• Oral Health Resources - The Benefits of Fluoride
• Public Health Association of Australia
• Quality Assurance Services (QAS)
• Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers
• School Nutrition Action Coalition (SNAC)
• Sports Dietitians Association
• The Food Safety Campaign Group's Education Pages
• US Department of Agriculture including the Food Safety Inspection Service
• Woolworths
• World Health Organization

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Related QH websites

• Food Safety Matters
• Queensland Public Health Forum

Last Updated: 10 January 2008
Last Reviewed: 05 April 2007